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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 1, 2016 at 12:13pm

Hi Blinky,

Check out this discussion:

http://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/keith-richards-signe...

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Permalink Reply by Blinky on January 1, 2016 at 1:11pm

Thanks very much, I thought I had seen this discussed previously.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on January 1, 2016 at 12:14pm

Yes, this is one of the autopen signatures.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 1, 2016 at 12:21pm

Are there a few set autopen signatures or does the Autopen make its own variations?

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on January 1, 2016 at 12:45pm

As far as I know, they all are set signatures.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 1, 2016 at 12:53pm

Thanks

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on January 1, 2016 at 1:06pm

You're welcome. These autopen signed books are still selling for prices similar to those paid for the real thing. 

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Permalink Reply by Blinky on January 1, 2016 at 1:08pm

Thanks very much, greatly appreciated !

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on January 1, 2016 at 4:30pm

Autopen machines follow a pre-formed matrix typically based on an authentic signature. Autopen machine signatures from the same matrix should be identical, however, there may be slight variation at times due to the armature vibrating, how fast the machine is operating, etc.

Some celebrities may have multiple matrices in use, thus a number of different Autopen patterns. Jimmy Stewart had at least five different patterns. Reagan had a few dozen.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 1, 2016 at 4:48pm

We've seen machine-signed signatures already that have slight variations beyond vibration or having multiple templates. The Tony Podsada Mantles/Williams/DiMaggios are examples of those. They're not from the Autopen Company--I'm not sure how they're signed--but technology is getting better and better. One company offers a machine that can randomize characters.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on January 1, 2016 at 4:52pm

Right... those are not a traditional Autopen. 

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on January 1, 2016 at 4:33pm

In my opinion, this is an obvious Autopen... Don't even need to see a match to know it's an Autopen.

Note the hard stop and start dots as well as the slight quivering throughout. That is the tell tale sign of an Autopen armature vibrating as it "signs."

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